Gukesh keeps winning in Spain

by Shahid Ahmed
7/11/2022 – Indian prodigy Gukesh won his fifth consecutive tournament in Spain, fourth in this year. He scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win the 14th Gijon City Closed tournament, finishing 1½ points ahead of the competition. The youngest GM of India gained 9.7 Elo points and is now less than 7 points away from reaching the 2700-rating barrier. | Photo: Gijón 64
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A single round-robin in Gijón

Gukesh has now won five consecutive tournaments in Spain without conceding a single game. He has not lost a game in Spain since 21 December 2019. His current unbeaten streak is at 16 games. A 2800 performance at the 14th Gijon City Closed tournament helped him climb 13 places from world number 54 to number 41 in the live ratings list!

The 16-year-old started his Spanish run last year in September by winning the Concello de Carballo tournament. Then he won the La Roda Open, the Menorca Open, the Formentera Open, and now the 10-player single round-robin in Gijón.

Gukesh reached a 2693 Elo rating to become the second-highest rated junior player in the world, only behind Alireza Firouzja.

In round 7, the youngster defeated Paraguayan GM Neuris Delgado with the white pieces.

 
Gukesh vs. Delgado - Round 7

One of the prominent traits of a strong player is his or her ability to seize the opportunity when a mistake is made by the opponent. Delgado’s 20...Ba5 at a first glance may seem fine. However, a careful inspection reveals that Black not only lacks space on the queenside, but also cannot provide enough support to the a4-pawn.

White is happy to trade the bishops with 21.Bxa5 Qxa5. The c3-square has been vacated and van be best occupied by a knight to attack the a4-pawn. The rest is just a matter of time and technique. Gukesh swiftly converted his advantage into a win.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 d5 5.e3 0-0 6.a3 Be7 7.b4 Nbd7 8.Be2 a5 9.b5 c5 10.bxc6 bxc6 11.c5 Qc7 12.Bb2 Ba6 13.Bxa6 Rxa6 14.0-0 a4 15.Qc2 Rb8 16.Bc3 Bd8 17.Rab1 Raa8 18.Rxb8 Qxb8 19.Rb1 Qa7 20.Ne1 Ba5? 20...Ne8 20...Qa6 21.Bxa5 Qxa5 22.Nd3 h6 23.Rb4 Qa6 24.Nb1 Rb8 25.Nc3 Rxb4 26.Nxb4 Qc4 27.Nxa4 Qb5 28.Nc3 Qc4 29.Qb2 e5 30.Nxc6 exd4 31.exd4 Nf8 32.h3 Ne6 33.Qb8+ Kh7 34.Qb4 Qa6 35.Ne5 1–0
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Gukesh D2684Neuris Delgado26141–02022E1114th Gijon City Closed7.5

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Final standings

No.   Name Ctry. Pts. Rtg.
1 GM Gukesh D IND 8 2684
2 GM Fier, Alexandr BRA 6½ 2567
3 IM Gines Esteo, Pedro Antonio ESP 6 2455
4 GM Martinez Duany, Lelys Stanley CUB 6 2497
5 GM Delgado Ramirez, Neuris PAR 5½ 2614
6 IM Garrido Outon, Alex ESP 4 2436
7 WIM Forgas Moreno, Yaniela CUB 3½ 2343
8 FM Alvarez Fernandez, Enrique ESP 3 2329
9 IM Panelo, Marcelo ARG 1½ 2383
10 IM Tejedor Fuente, Enrique ESP 1 2419

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1.g319,70256%2427---
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1.f45,89748%2377---
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1.b41,75648%2380---
1.a31,20654%2404---
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1.h444653%2374---
1.c343351%2426---
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1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Qe2 Nxe4 6.Qxe4 Qa5 7.b4 Qd5 8.Qh4 Bf5 9.Bc4 Qd6 10.0-0 e6 11.d3 Be7 12.Bg5 Bxg5 13.Qxg5 0-0 14.Nh4 Bg6 15.Rae1 Nd7 16.f4 b5 17.Bb3 Qxb4 18.f5 Bxf5 19.Nxf5 exf5 20.Qxf5 Qc5+ 21.Rf2 Qc3 22.Re7 Nf6 23.g4 Qb4 24.Rb7 Nxg4 25.Rxf7 Rxf7 26.Qxf7+ Kh8 27.Rf4 Qe1+ 28.Kg2 Qd2+ 29.Kh3 h5 30.Qxh5+ Nh6 31.Qg5 Qe3+ 32.Qg3 Qc5 33.d4 Qh5+ 34.Qh4 Qe2 35.Qf2 Qe7 36.Kg2 Re8 37.h4 Qd6 38.c3 Qg6+ 39.Kh3 a5 40.Bc2 Qe6+ 41.Kg2 Qxa2 42.Rf8+ Rxf8 43.Qxf8+ Ng8 44.Qf5 Qd5+ 45.Qxd5 cxd5 46.Kf3 Nf6 47.Ke3 a4 48.Bb1 Ne4 49.Kd3 Kh7 50.Ba2 Nf6 51.Kc2 Kg6 52.Kb2 Kh5 53.Bb1 Kxh4 54.Bd3 g5 55.Bxb5 g4 56.Be2 Kg3 57.c4 dxc4 58.Bxc4 Kf3 59.Be6 g3 60.Bh3 Kf2 61.Ka3 Nd5 62.Be6 Nf4 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Enrique Tejedor-Pedro Ginés-0–1 B10Round 1: Enrique Tejedor - Pedro Ginés
Lelys Stanley Martinez-Neuris Delgado-½–½ A13Round 1: Lelys Stanley Martinez - Neuris Delgado
Alex Garrido-Gukesh D-0–1 B32Round 1: Alex Garrido - Gukesh D
Alexandr Fier-Enrique Alvarez-1–0 C10Round 1: Alexandr Fier - Enrique Alvarez
Yaniela Forgas-Marcelo Panelo-1–0 A00Round 1: Yaniela Forgas - Marcelo Panelo
Pedro Ginés-Marcelo Panelo-1–0 A35Round 2: Pedro Ginés - Marcelo Panelo
Enrique Alvarez-Yaniela Forgas-1–0 A80Round 2: Enrique Alvarez - Yaniela Forgas
Gukesh D-Alexandr Fier-1–0 D45Round 2: Gukesh D - Alexandr Fier
Neuris Delgado-Alex Garrido-½–½ C77Round 2: Neuris Delgado - Alex Garrido
Enrique Tejedor-Lelys Stanley Martinez-0–1 B28Round 2: Enrique Tejedor - Lelys Stanley Martinez
Lelys Stanley Martinez-Pedro Ginés-½–½ D02Round 3: Lelys Stanley Martinez - Pedro Ginés
Alex Garrido-Enrique Tejedor-1–0 C10Round 3: Alex Garrido - Enrique Tejedor
Alexandr Fier-Neuris Delgado-½–½ B99Round 3: Alexandr Fier - Neuris Delgado
Yaniela Forgas-Gukesh D-0–1 A00Round 3: Yaniela Forgas - Gukesh D
Marcelo Panelo-Enrique Alvarez-½–½ D13Round 3: Marcelo Panelo - Enrique Alvarez
Pedro Ginés-Enrique Alvarez-½–½ A05Round 4: Pedro Ginés - Enrique Alvarez
Gukesh D-Marcelo Panelo-1–0 C88Round 4: Gukesh D - Marcelo Panelo
Neuris Delgado-Yaniela Forgas-1–0 B90Round 4: Neuris Delgado - Yaniela Forgas
Enrique Tejedor-Alexandr Fier-0–1 B60Round 4: Enrique Tejedor - Alexandr Fier
Lelys Stanley Martinez-Alex Garrido-1–0 A05Round 4: Lelys Stanley Martinez - Alex Garrido
Alex Garrido-Pedro Ginés-0–1 B12Round 5: Alex Garrido - Pedro Ginés
Alexandr Fier-Lelys Stanley Martinez-½–½ C50Round 5: Alexandr Fier - Lelys Stanley Martinez
Yaniela Forgas-Enrique Tejedor-1–0 A00Round 5: Yaniela Forgas - Enrique Tejedor
Marcelo Panelo-Neuris Delgado-0–1 E11Round 5: Marcelo Panelo - Neuris Delgado
Enrique Alvarez-Gukesh D-0–1 D02Round 5: Enrique Alvarez - Gukesh D
Pedro Ginés-Gukesh D-½–½ E10Round 6: Pedro Ginés - Gukesh D
Neuris Delgado-Enrique Alvarez-1–0 C10Round 6: Neuris Delgado - Enrique Alvarez
Enrique Tejedor-Marcelo Panelo-½–½ B26Round 6: Enrique Tejedor - Marcelo Panelo
Lelys Stanley Martinez-Yaniela Forgas-½–½ A88Round 6: Lelys Stanley Martinez - Yaniela Forgas
Alex Garrido-Alexandr Fier-0–1 B62Round 6: Alex Garrido - Alexandr Fier
Alexandr Fier-Pedro Ginés-1–0 C53Round 7: Alexandr Fier - Pedro Ginés
Yaniela Forgas-Alex Garrido-½–½ A00Round 7: Yaniela Forgas - Alex Garrido
Marcelo Panelo-Lelys Stanley Martinez-0–1 B40Round 7: Marcelo Panelo - Lelys Stanley Martinez
Enrique Alvarez-Enrique Tejedor-½–½ A46Round 7: Enrique Alvarez - Enrique Tejedor
Gukesh D-Neuris Delgado-1–0 E11Round 7: Gukesh D - Neuris Delgado
Pedro Ginés-Neuris Delgado-1–0 A10Round 8: Pedro Ginés - Neuris Delgado
Enrique Tejedor-Gukesh D-0–1 A45Round 8: Enrique Tejedor - Gukesh D
Lelys Stanley Martinez-Enrique Alvarez-½–½ D13Round 8: Lelys Stanley Martinez - Enrique Alvarez
Alex Garrido-Marcelo Panelo-1–0 B96Round 8: Alex Garrido - Marcelo Panelo
Alexandr Fier-Yaniela Forgas-1–0 A80Round 8: Alexandr Fier - Yaniela Forgas
Yaniela Forgas-Pedro Ginés-½–½ B13Round 9: Yaniela Forgas - Pedro Ginés
Marcelo Panelo-Alexandr Fier-½–½ B68Round 9: Marcelo Panelo - Alexandr Fier
Enrique Alvarez-Alex Garrido-0–1 D02Round 9: Enrique Alvarez - Alex Garrido
Gukesh D-Lelys Stanley Martinez-½–½ E94Round 9: Gukesh D - Lelys Stanley Martinez
Neuris Delgado-Enrique Tejedor-1–0 C05Round 9: Neuris Delgado - Enrique Tejedor

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Shahid Ahmed is the senior coordinator and editor of ChessBase India. He enjoys covering chess tournaments and also likes to play in chess events from time to time.
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